The Mummy (1959)
Mar 1, 2022Revived Mummy/Hammer Film
After their enormously successful revival of Dracula and Frankenstein, Hammer Films and Terence Fisher turned to revive the mummy film, all with the bold, vivid effect of their early films
George Pastell
Konga (1961)
Nov 9, 2000Mad Scientist/Giant Killer Ape
Herman Cohen production with Michael Gough as a mad scientist who creates a giant ape. Aside from Gough's entertainingly mad performance, this is killed by incredibly tatty effects
Maniac (1963)
Aug 6, 2012Hammer Psycho-Thriller
One of the psycho-thrillers made by Hammer Films during the early 1960s. The absurdly contrived plot is blatantly borrowed from Les Diaboliques, although eventually produces passable tension
The Curse of the Mummy’s Tomb (1964)
Nov 9, 1999Hammer Mummy Film
The second mummy film from Hammer Films, this is a rather dull variant on the genre. Their usual flair and production values emerge here under a director who makes this turn out plodding